epa12893004 A delivery man walks on a street in Beijing, China, 16 April 2026. According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on 16 April, China's retail sales rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in March 2026, slowing from a 2.8 percent gain in the Januaryâ€'February period and missing market expectations of a 2.3 percent gain. EPA/WU HAO